Rodong Sinmun Sunday observes this in a signed article.

The struggle to achieve the national sovereignty is accompanied by an acute confrontation with the reactionary forces standing in its way, the article notes, and goes on:

The imperialists are keen to hold in check the struggle of each country and nation to establish sovereignty.

The U.S. imperialists are apt to invent absurd pretexts for interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and do not hesitate to commit even military invasion against sovereign states in disregard of international law.

The spearhead of their aggression to deprive other countries of their sovereignty is directed to the DPRK, a bulwark for defending independence from imperialism.

Under the situation where the U.S. is posing constant nuclear threat to the DPRK after openly designating it as a target of its nuclear attack, it is entirely just for it to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defence in every way under the banner of Songun and as to do so is a sovereign right and an essential requirement of the times and the nation for protecting the destiny of the nation.

The U.S. is now scheming to deprive the DPRK of its right to develop outer space and use it for peaceful purposes.

The Japanese reactionaries are now persistently kicking up an anti-DPRK campaign, vociferating about the nonsensical "abduction issue" and "missile launch" while shelving their past crimes.

The Lee Myung Bak conservative regime in south Korea is zealously joining its U.S. and Japanese masters in their anti-DPRK campaign after singling out the confrontation with fellow countrymen as a policy, bereft of even the slightest intention of valuing the sovereignty and dignity of the nation.

The reality requires all Koreans who love the country and the nation to intensify the struggle for smashing the moves of the reactionary forces at home and abroad and establishing the national sovereignty. The age-old desire of the Korean compatriots is sure to come true only when all of them turn out as one in the above-said nationwide struggle and display ardent patriotism in it, concludes the article.